Kampala — East African countries are to form a joint tourism body to reap benefits from the industry internationally. This was revealed at the Pearl Of Africa Tourism Expo at Serena Hotel yesterday. Opened by vice president Edward Ssekandi, the expo brought together more than 300 exhibitors, several tourism boards, including Rwanda Development Board, Kenya Tourism Board, South African Tourism Board and Zimbabwean Tourism.
“Uganda has very rich potential but you cannot serve sole opportunities when we can form a bigger fare that can attract the numbers that we need,” said Herbert Byarunanga, the president Uganda Tourism Association. According to Carmen Nibigira, the coordinator of East Africa Tourism Platform, uniting all the East African Community states under an umbrella will bring business personnel to the region and get one voice for the private sector in the diverse tourism platforms of geo tourism, nature, and adventure.
Source: All Africa

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